The fear of many about the return of Odion Ighalo to the Super Eagles was the issue of who will wear the jersey number 9 shirt between him and Osimhen.
Ighalo wore the shirt number at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations but since his retirement from the team, Osimhen inherited the number and now wears same for his club.
Both players are known to prefer the shirt number as seen at club level but Ighalo has now decided to allow Osimhen keep the jersey number 9 whole he switch to a new number.
OwnGoalNigeria.com exclusively gathered that Ighalo has settled for jersey number 25, the same number he wore during his time at Old Trafford playing for Manchester United.
A team source told this portal that he is also prepared to sacrifice his position as a starter in the team as he has told coach Gernot Rohr that he doesn’t mind playing as a substitute.
